Statue of Lord Napier of Magdala in Centre of Roadway at North End Next to Kensington Road is a Grade II listed building in the Westminster local planning authority area, England. First listed on 5 February 1970. Statue.

Statue of Lord Napier of Magdala in Centre of Roadway at North End Next to Kensington Road

WRENN ID
half-sill-pine
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Westminster
Constituency
Cities of London and Westminster MP: Rachel Blake (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
5 February 1970
Type
Statue
Address
Statue of Lord Napier of Magdala in Centre of Roadway at North End Next to Kensington Road, Queen's Gate Sw7, Kensington and Chelsea
OS grid reference
TQ 264 796
Coordinates
51.5013, -0.18027
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The statue of Lord Napier of Magdala is an equestrian statue located in the center of the roadway at the north end next to Kensington Road. It was created in 1891 by sculptor Sir Edgar Boehm and is made of bronze, standing on a granite pedestal. This statue is a replica of the original that was erected in Calcutta and was previously situated in Waterloo Place. The statue is partly within the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea.

Local climate

Statue of Lord Napier of Magdala in Centre of Roadway at North End Next to Kensington Road sits in one of the driest parts of the UK, with an average of 700 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 93% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 94% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 34 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 51% of listed buildings. Of these, 15 follow at least 1 mm of rain in the preceding 48 hours. Average temperatures at this location have risen by 0.3°C per decade since 1991.

Averages for 1991–2020; temperature trend 1991–2025. Figures describe the wider area (a grid cell of roughly 10 km), not the individual site. Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026.

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